Why I Love the Sweat Pink Community

During lunch today, I was perusing Instagram as I so often do. I saw on IG Stories the wonderful ladies of the Fit Approach were sharing the history of Sweat Pink Community and asked members to share what the community means to them. I started to think about it and realized that in order to share why I love the Sweat Pink Community I’d need an entire blog post! An Instagram Story just wouldn’t do it justice!

I was introduced to the Sweat Pink Community in 2014 through several bloggers I followed. Me being me, I research the heck out of Sweat Pink. I had to know more about this so-called community. And sure enough, I found this really cool community I HAD to be part of! So, in 2015 I applied to be a Sweat Pink Ambassador. I actually squealed when I got the email telling me that I was a Sweat Pink Ambassador! I was so excited! Honestly, I could have never imagined what was to come because of that email!

Why Do I Love the Sweat Pink Community?

The Community

I’ll go back to Fit Approach’s definition – “Sweat Pink is an inclusive, uplifting, and supportive community that comes together around a shared passion for active living and community building.” And it really is all of those things! I don’t know if I have ever been part of another community that is all of those things.

This is a community that embraces you for who you are. Everyone is valued for their differences! In fact, that is what makes the Sweat Pink Community so amazing! If you need help, advice, or encouragement you will find it in this community! And what is so refreshing is that every one of the community members brings a different skill set and approach to the group. Yet, you never see anyone negating someone or their advice it is different than someone else’s! It’s the only Facebook group (just so you know it is way more than a Facebook group but that is the fourm we all use) that I actually enjoy and haven’t hidden the entries because everything in the group is contentious!

The Relationships

The Sweat Pink Community is full of relationships! For me the two best relationships I have from Sweat Pink are the friendships I have made and the support system I have gained.

Just some of the amazing individuals from the Sweat Pink Community!

Friendships

If you were to tell me when I graduated from high school in 1999 that some of my closest friends were going to be people I met from a “virtual” community, I would have told you that you were crazy. Yet, here I am today and that is my truth. I do have a couple of really close friend from high school, college, and a few other places. But a large majority of people I have close connections with are people I have met because of Sweat Pink!

Probably my favorite blog picture of all time! Esther and I discussing what we should do for our picture. She is one of the relationships I am most thankful for!

For example, I look forward to Blogfest every year because I get to see those connections in real life! Those two days are the best two days of my year because I laugh hard and experience more in that time then the entire rest of the year! I have created relationships with people from the Sweat Pink Community that will far outlast the conference or any Facebook group!

Kim of Power of Run and I after the Fit Bodies, Inc. workout! I adore Kim! And of course I would have never met her if it wasn’t for the Sweat Pink Community!

Support System

Obviously, with friendships often comes support systems. But the Sweat Pink Community support system is unlike any other support system you will encounter (or at least in my humble opinion). Some of these people I have met and some I hope I get to meet in real life. Yet, all of them are who I turn to when I have a question, problem, or need encouragement.

You want uplifting? De from Faith Fueled Moms is exactly that! And thanks to Sweat Pink she is in my life!

When I was recovering from my traumatic brain injury the Sweat Pink Community was my number two resource for support (the traumatic brain injury clinic at HCMC being number one)! I went to this group when I needed encouragement or when I had a fitness or technique question. Some days, I would just read what people had posted because it allowed me to still feel connected to the fitness community that I felt so disconnected from.

Why is the Sweat Pink Community So Awesome?

The Sweat Pink Community wouldn’t be a thing if it wasn’t for founders Alyse and Jamie’s need to build something awesome! I am 100% positive that the Sweat Pink Community is so welcoming and inclusive because that is exactly how Jamie and Alyse are. Sweat Pink is part of Fit Approach which is a business and we all know how much work it is to run a business. Yet, just like all of the other community members Alyse and Jamie are out there supporting each of us! It’s pretty easy to be a great community when you have great leaders!

Liz, Nicci, & Jamie from Blogfest 2018. We are missing Alyse but she had to miss out because she was mega pregnant! And I have to call out Liz & Nicci because my Sweat Pink experience is made better by these two women!

I could keep going on and on and on… However, I am pretty sure you get that I have a whole lotta love for the Sweat Pink Community. I found my people when I became a Sweat Pink Ambassador! And if you want to find your people you should consider joining the Sweat Pink Community!

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Missy!! You made my day x100000000 with this post. The community is amazing because of YOU and all the positive energy and inspiration you bring. THANK YOU for being you. I’m so honored and lucky to know you!! Xoxoxo

OMG, I just cried reading this – this community is everything to me – this family is always there for me and inspires me every single day, through every single phase….I dont know what I’d do without all of you!

Hello! My name is Missy, and I am the blogger behind Getting Fit to Find Myself. I live in the Twin Cities (Minnesota) with my fiancé, Justin, and my dog, Baylee. This blog came out of a want, I wanted a place to talk about how my fitness and weight loss journeys have helped shape who I am today. Read More…